DOI Heft:
No. 226 (January 1912)
DOI Artikel:Beaumont, A.: The late Felix Ziem
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21155#0322
Felix Ziem
impression on Ziem. However, he often repeated to Paris to try his fortune at the Salon. He
that some of the happiest time of his life was spent probably travelled most of the way on foot; draw-
with Favart on their old boat. ing and painting whatever he saw and selling his
One evening Arsene Houssaye, Paul de Saint- sketches for a morsel of bread. Indeed, long after-
Victor and several other friends paid them a visit wards when he was in Paris his only way of earning
on board. After dinner, for which Cherubim had a livelihood was to sell small water-colours or
put forth his most laudable efforts, the young men sketches on the Quai des Celestins or other parts
amused themselves with illuminating the boat and along the Seine for a few sous,
the lagoon with Bengal fires. The lights attracted The first exhibit of Ziem at the Salon was in
the eyes of the police and a policeman was sent on 1849, and represented some of his views of the
board to see if anything seditious was going on. Bosphorus and of Venice. His principal picture
Those were days when the Carbonari were still a was the Grand Canal, which already attracted
terror and all sorts of wild revolutionary schemes attention. He then thought that views of places
were in the air. Just at that time Ziem had got around Paris with which Parisians were more
an order for the portrait of a distinguished familiar might be a better way to success, and in
Venetian nobleman who had brought on board a 1850 he exhibited a landscape of Meudon. Find-
set of splendid costumes and the insignia of a ing that Paris was not so easily conquered he once
Doge. The costumes happened to be spread out more took up his wallet and travelled north. In
on chairs together with the insignia and when the 1851 he was roving all over the dikes of Holland,
policeman saw them he was struck with awe. and returned in 1852 to exhibit among other
Unable to say a word, he left with terror in his things a Cottage at The Hague. It brought him a
eyes. good deal of praise but that was about all. After
Ziem left Venice about 1845 or to come working again for a time in Paris and selling his
: on the grand canal, venice " (By permission of Messrs. Wallis and Son) by felix ziem
300
impression on Ziem. However, he often repeated to Paris to try his fortune at the Salon. He
that some of the happiest time of his life was spent probably travelled most of the way on foot; draw-
with Favart on their old boat. ing and painting whatever he saw and selling his
One evening Arsene Houssaye, Paul de Saint- sketches for a morsel of bread. Indeed, long after-
Victor and several other friends paid them a visit wards when he was in Paris his only way of earning
on board. After dinner, for which Cherubim had a livelihood was to sell small water-colours or
put forth his most laudable efforts, the young men sketches on the Quai des Celestins or other parts
amused themselves with illuminating the boat and along the Seine for a few sous,
the lagoon with Bengal fires. The lights attracted The first exhibit of Ziem at the Salon was in
the eyes of the police and a policeman was sent on 1849, and represented some of his views of the
board to see if anything seditious was going on. Bosphorus and of Venice. His principal picture
Those were days when the Carbonari were still a was the Grand Canal, which already attracted
terror and all sorts of wild revolutionary schemes attention. He then thought that views of places
were in the air. Just at that time Ziem had got around Paris with which Parisians were more
an order for the portrait of a distinguished familiar might be a better way to success, and in
Venetian nobleman who had brought on board a 1850 he exhibited a landscape of Meudon. Find-
set of splendid costumes and the insignia of a ing that Paris was not so easily conquered he once
Doge. The costumes happened to be spread out more took up his wallet and travelled north. In
on chairs together with the insignia and when the 1851 he was roving all over the dikes of Holland,
policeman saw them he was struck with awe. and returned in 1852 to exhibit among other
Unable to say a word, he left with terror in his things a Cottage at The Hague. It brought him a
eyes. good deal of praise but that was about all. After
Ziem left Venice about 1845 or to come working again for a time in Paris and selling his
: on the grand canal, venice " (By permission of Messrs. Wallis and Son) by felix ziem
300